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In 2021, the world population was approximately 7,954,448,391 people[†]
Small investors accused one trading platform of being “dishonest” and “pandering to the elite” as new restrictions on some stock trades spurred a calmer day in the markets.
The Madea creator and studio head talks about the history of the medical and government establishment’s exploitation of Black people.
A number of members of Congress have links to organizations and movements that played a role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol.
Supporters of a ‘hot’ economy see a chance to correct the mistakes of the last recession. Others see danger.
A Massachusetts man who goes by “Roaring Kitty” on social media helped fuel the frenzy around GameStop. His $53,000 investment in the company briefly reached $48 million in value.
A covert online push to sway telecommunications policy in favor of the Chinese company may presage a new twist in social manipulation.
A project in Cherry Valley, a longtime artists’ haven, is brightening storefronts and telling the world, “We’re still here!”
Instagram and fans of painstaking renovations have given new life to homes with some history, especially if they’re affordable.
The vaccine’s efficacy rate dropped from 72 percent in the United States to just 57 percent in South Africa, where a highly contagious variant is driving most cases.
Douglas Latchford, a scholar of Khmer antiquities who was accused of trafficking in looted artifacts, bequeathed his world-class collection to his daughter. She has returned it to Cambodia.
Reddit communities grow powerful in plain sight. Why do they keep taking the world by surprise?
With government support and lavish subsidies, Chinese companies have come to dominate the market for batteries, motors and other essentials Detroit may need for its new fleets.